jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoElon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicanswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down19
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk steps up political giving with six-figure donation to House Republicanswww.politico.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cclinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah… but that’s only the volume of money. The bigger picture is that he’s allowed to use his wealth to influence elections which will of course favour himself and others of his ilk. He’s using his money to convince people to vote against their own interests. The whole thing is cooked. Wrong on so many levels.
minus-squarerjthyen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI agree, i was trying to also bring to light that he can have that much influence with an amount of money that could almost be a rounding error to him.
Yeah… but that’s only the volume of money.
The bigger picture is that he’s allowed to use his wealth to influence elections which will of course favour himself and others of his ilk.
He’s using his money to convince people to vote against their own interests. The whole thing is cooked. Wrong on so many levels.
I agree, i was trying to also bring to light that he can have that much influence with an amount of money that could almost be a rounding error to him.